FONASBA Names New President

Marygrace Collins, president of Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and AgentsNew FONASBA President Marygrace Collins

The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents recently elected ship broker Marygrace Collins, vice president of the U.S.-based Bulkore Chartering, as president, succeeding Christakis Papavassiliou after his two-year term.

Collins’ goals in this role include working to get more companies to sign up to meet the FONASBA Quality Standard, which identifies well-funded, quality agents and brokers; and promoting education and training within the membership, she said at the annual FONASBA meeting.

She has been a ship broker since 1982, and a FONASBA director since 2006. She served on the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents from 1995 to 2008, and was the association’s first female president.

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